Gravedigger Vaughn

Gravedigger Vaughn was a New Orleans boxer.

Biography
Born in the River Row section of New Orleans, Louisiana, Vaughn earned the nickname "Gravedigger" for killing and burying his boxing opponents; he would also earn the names "the Rampage of River Row" and "the Beast of the Bayou" for his fighting prowess. In 1968, however, Lincoln Clay defeated Vaughn while pretending to be "Jack Knife Johnson", awing the crowd.